https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/when-the-boss-on-the-phone-isn-t-real-how-more-than-129-million-was-stolen-using-a-iContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/when-the-boss-on-the-phone-isn-t-real-how-more-than-129-million-was-stolen-using-a-ihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/when-the-boss-on-the-phone-isn-t-real-how-more-than-129-million-was-stolen-using-a-i#u196918Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:16:02 +0000Federal prosecutors charged three men in an international fraud and money laundering scheme that utilized generative artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys. The defendants allegedly used cloned voices and images to trick company employees into authorizing large payments, resulting in the theft of about $129 million worldwide. The operation targeted multiple businesses, including a regional hospital system in Missouri and a museum nonprofit in Manatee County that lost more than $74,000 intended for a new archival storage warehouse. Authorities indicted the sus